Guitar World with Mark Tremonti

A few months back I got a call from the photo editor at Guitar World to photograph Mark Tremonti, lead guitarist of Creed and Alter Bridge, for the Tune Ups section of the magazine. I went into this assignment pretty much blind as I knew little about Mark or his background. Upon arriving at Mark's house I was greeted by a very cool down to earth guy who I could sense had a serious passion for music. My assistant and I were given a grand tour of the home and I quickly realized locations would be plentiful. We ended up shooting in Mark's studio, living room and rooftop. I got lucky and went past the agreed 2 hour time frame I was given by Mark's publicist. Overall meeting Mark was way cool but knowing he is a fellow MOPAR guy made him even cooler!

Here's the article that's running in this months Guitar World magazine and a few extras from the shoot:

Playground @ Bok Towers

With the holidays around the corner and photo season in full swing I had yet another awesome experience working with the girls from Playground Magazine. When we were planning this editorial I had a gut feeling that I was biting off more than I could chew. But thanks to the excellent planning from the crew everything came together quite nicely and I was able to focus on snapping fun pictures.

If your reading this and haven't visited Bok Towers I suggest you take the hour drive and check it out. Bring a blanket or plan on a picnic. You won't regret it!

Here is what we came up with:

Rollins College

I had the honor of being asked to photograph this years Rollins College MLS brochure. This is my second year in a row having the opportunity and really enjoyed it. There were 4 different subjects and 1 group shot. The individual portraits were interesting to say the least. Hearing how the MLS program had impacted their lives and to see them using the skills in everyday life was very cool.

Special thanks to the ladies from Rollins and Rita for the experience!

Here are the results..

Fultons

If you've ever been out to Downtown Disney or Pleasure Island its hard to miss Fultons on the lake. At first it seems as if Disney has a riverboat ride but after taking a closer look you'll find a super 3-story seafood restaurant.

Fultons recently underwent some major renovations. My assignment was to photograph each room with people interacting and lots of movement. Once again I enjoyed working with the crew at Levy. They are a really cool laid back group and give me creative freedom to create.

Here's a taste of what I shot.

Reality Check

For this cover story I was asked to photograph independent candidate for governor Michael Arth at his office in Deland Fl. After our shoot I had the pleasure of having lunch with him at Stetson University. We had brief conversation about politics and what really goes on. I found Michael super honest, down to earth and very intelligent. The issues he feels passionate about are issues we all need to be thinking more about. In this crazed culture we find ourselves in we need more leadership from people who care about the real issues vs. politicians who run for the sake of money.

To read more on the article go to - Orlando Weekly

Here are the images we came up with..

More Swinger

Things have really come along this week. With Brads help we managed to get the engine compartment, trunk area and door jams painted. This meant one final epoxy primer coat followed by base coat and in the engine comp - clear coat.

This morning we got the deck lid and doors aligned and bolted on the car for the final time!! Hoping to have the front fenders, beak and hood installed early next week for final sand and paint.

Here's this weeks progress..

In the paint booth


Trunk ready for paint


Door jams ready


Final coat of Epoxy primer


Ready for paint




At last!!






Bolts after sandblasting, prime and paint


Cutting no corners here!


To keep the doors from swinging open


Coming along!

Swinger Update

Things have really come along since my last Swinger update in April. Brad and the guys at the shop have been working hard at truing up the panels on the car. Cutting out rust, welding in steel using lead to fill in cracks and LOTS of sanding and priming. The results are truly amazing.

Picking out a color was a bit nerve racking but feel extremely happy and confident in the 1970 Mopar B-5 paint Brad suggested.

Next step is prepping the insides of the panels and painting them. Once all the panels are painted the car will get assembled for the final stage followed by one last sand, prep and then paint!

Here are some pics of the progress: